Navasota unperturbed by Rio’s troubles in Guinea
VANCOUVER –Christopher Wild, the president and CEO of Navasota Resources (NAV-V, NAORF-O), doesn’t have any grand delusions about his company’s giant bauxite property in Guinea, West Africa.
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Independent Nickel mulls its options
Hoping to expand its nickel holdings in Manitoba, Victory Nickel (NI-T, VNCKF-O) has made an unsolicited, all-share takeover bid for Sudbury, Ont.-based Independent Nickel (INI-T, INIFF-O).
SPOT PRICES (September 01, 2008)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (September 01, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, August 26, 2008 (change from August 19 in brackets):
PEOPLE (September 01, 2008)
Arcadis– Ann Warner appointed VP director of government affairs for U. S. operations.
12 SNC-Lavalin employees die in Algeria bombing
Twelve SNC-Lavalin (SNC-T) employees were killed and another 15 injured in Algeria, when a car bomb exploded near a bus they were riding to work.
ArcelorMittal shores up Brazilian iron ore assets
VANCOUVER — ArcelorMittal (MT-N) cut two sizable cheques on the same day for two iron assets in Brazil.
Nevada-focused Victoria, Gateway, agree to merger
VANCOUVER — Victoria Gold (VIT-V, VITFF-O) will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Gateway Gold (GTQ-T, GWYGF-O) in a friendly merger that will produce a Nevada-focused explorer with one advanc…
Grande Cache coal production ebbs
Grande Cache Coal (GCE-T, GACHF-O) failed to meet its own production targets for the last quarter and as a result had to watch its shares take a hit.
A guide to listing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong — While competition with the Shanghai Stock Exchange continues, Hong Kong is still home to some of China…
PC Gold looks to set Pickle Crow back in flight (August 30, 2008)
It’s not often a junior gets its hands on a former gold mine that was a “money machine” in its day and still contai…
Axmin’s permits restricted in Central African Republic (August 29, 2008)
A decree by the Central African Republic to restrict permits valid for a number of minerals to gold alone is a dev…